Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cottonwood Pass (K7BM)

Lat: 38.78°NLon: 106.22°WElev: 9826ft.

Fair and Breezy

37°F

3°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed SW 22 G 41 mph
Barometer 30.18 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SW Granite CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 7pm, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Some thunder is also possible.  Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 7pm, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers, mainly after 11am. High near 28. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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Point Forecast:
9 Miles SW Granite CO
 38.96°N 106.37°W (Elev. 12999 ft)
2:42 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
4pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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